Saturday, February 3, 2024

Diddy Kong Racing Update

Skywalker Guy managed to identify the unknown track from the Diddy Kong Racing tape. It is "Bold Transition" by Al Capps. It comes from a library known as The "Who Did That Music?" Library, which was distributed by an unknown publisher.

Skywalker Guy did still managed to get ahold of the full track somehow, and you can listen to it here.

Thank you so much for this find!


Edit: The track can be found on the Warner/Chappell site!

Friday, September 1, 2023

"Feel the Power" Update

Thanks to YouTube's copyright protection system, I managed to identify the unknown track that plays in the "Feel the Power" tape during the Wave Race 64 footage. It's "Harlequin" by Neil Watson and Mark Sandell from the Unity Production Music label.

Unfortunately, the full version of the track is not available anywhere online. The one site that has the label available to listen to has the main version replaced with a different track for some reason. The playback on Unity's own website also doesn't work anymore. The 30 second version is still intact though.

Monday, August 28, 2023

Nintendo 64 Promo Tapes


-Harlequin [#2, #1] - Neil Watson, Mark Sandell [Unity Production Music] (Wave Race 64)
-Cruisin' High - Chris Lang, Eric Cunningham, John Tejada [UPM] (Pilotwings 64)
-Movie Suite [#20] - Robert Freechild [CPM] (Star Fox 64)
-Streetwalk 59 - Paddy Kingsland [APM] (Yoshi's Story)
-Hair Bear Bunch - Chris Lang, Eric Cunningham [UPM] (Footage of various games starting with Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire)
-Terror Towers (A) - Helene Muddiman [APM] (Zelda 64)
-Deep Groove - Brian Minnis, Aaron Briggs [Primalhouse Music] (Closing previews)



-Sub Culture - Terry Devine-King [Cavendish Music] (Ocarina of Time)
-Funk Force - Chris Lang, Eric Cunningham [UPM] (1080 Snowboarding, F-Zero X, F-1 World Grand Prix, and Star Wars: Rogue Squadron)
-High Voltage - Chris Lang, Eric Cunningham [UPM] (V-Rally 64 footage to ending)




-Flying Area - Detune [Rising High Records] (Opening/Plays whenever it transitions to a different game)
-Overdub - Dominique Guiot, Eric Mallet [APM] ("The Power of N" segment)
-Rave Dream - Dominique Guiot [APM] (Star Fox 64)
-? (Wave Race 64)
-? (Blast Corps)
-Grunge Groove - Philippe Falcao, Allioum Ba, Pierre Marie [APM] (Bomberman 64)
-Hard Jungle - Steve Everitt [UPM] (Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire)
-Magic Dream [#10] - Jean-Yves Rigo [APM] (Pilotwings 64)
-Handbags at Dawn - Steve Everitt [UPM] (Michief Makers)
-Techno Trance - Jean-Yves Rigo, Christian Poulet [Not on APM site] (Extreme-G)
-Blunted Beats - Steve Everitt [UPM] (Turok)
-Burn - Steve Everitt [UPM] (International Superstar Soccer 64/NFL Quarterback Club 98)
-A Right Goa - Steve Everitt [UPM] (Mission: Impossible/Lamborghini 64/Forsaken)
-Strato Planet - Christian Poulet, Laurent Lombard [Not on APM site] (F-Zero 64/Yoshi's Island 64/Top Gear Rally/Zelda 64)
-? (Game Boy Pocket segment)



-Headsplitter - Steve Everitt [UPM] (Opening animation/
Forsaken/Holy Magic Century/Glover)
-? (1080 Snowboarding/Twelve Tales Conker 64/Yoshi's Story/Super Mario 64)
-Rock Bolide - Laurent Thierry-Mieg, Thierry Durbet [UPM] (F-1 World Grand Prix/Extreme-G)
-? (International Superstar Soccer 64/Gex 64/Fighter's Destiny/Earthworm Jim 3D/Mortal Kombat 4)
-Fighter - Christian Poulet, Jean-Yves Rigo [Not on APM site] (Turok 2/Perfect Dark/Goldeneye 007)
-Metalhead - Steve Everitt [UPM] (F-Zero X/
WCW/nWo Revenge)
-The Adventure Begins - Mark Russell [UPM] (Star Wars: Rogue Squadron)
-The Deep [#49] - Mark Russell [UPM] (Ocarina of Time)
-? - Steve Everitt [Not on UPM site] (V-Rally 64)
-Smash - Laurent Thierry-Mieg, Thierry Durbet [UPM] (All Star Tennis '99)
-? (S.C.A.R.S./Bomberman Hero)
-Hot Spice - Colin Kiddy [DWM] (Buck Bumble)
-? (Jest/Space Circus)
-? (Body Harvest/Wipeout 64/Cruis'n World/Jet Force Gemini)
-? (Tonic Trouble/Mario Kart 64)
-Kansas Special - Christian Leroux, Daniel Darras, Rolando Tambin, Terry Lipton [UPM] (Banjo-Kazooie)
-? (Nintendo 64 logo)



-? (Opening)
-Tribal Movement - Joseph Saba, Stewart Winter [Upright Music] (Revolt)
-Kemikal - Colin Willsher [SML] (Goemon's Great Adventure/Hybrid Heaven)
-Boom (A) - Jan Cyrka, Toby Bricheno [APM] (F-1 World Grand Prix II)
-? (Nintendo 64 logo interlude)
-Between the Eyes - Kevin Klingler [UPM] (Jet Force Gemini multiplayer footage)
-Open - Tom Hedden [APM] (Rest of the Jet Force Gemini footage)
-Boom (A) - Jan Cyrka, Toby Bricheno [APM] (Beginning of the Tiger Woods PGA 2000 footage)
-Speed Rush - Jan Cyrka, Toby Bricheno [APM] (Rest of the footage)
-Fast Action (A) - Stephen Baker [APM] (Gauntlet Legends/Riqa)
-Speed Rush - Jan Cyrka, Toby Bricheno [APM] (Excitebike 64)
-? (Nintendo logo interlude)
-Hip Hop Sax - Daniel Darras, Simon DI [UPM] (40 Winks)
-? (Beginning of Donkey Kong 64 trailer)
-? (Rest of the trailer)
-? (Credits)

Nintendo Power Tapes

Donkey Kong Country Exposed


-Metal Boost [#27] - Mac Prindy [APM] (Opening montage of the game)
-Mabumbumbo - David Bradnum [APM] (Outside Nintendo of America)
-Jungle Dance - Philip Nicholas [APM] (Inside Nintendo of America)
-Metal Boost A - Mac Prindy [APM] (Game footage interlude)
-So Close to You 2 - Philip Nicholas [APM] (Dan and Tony talk about how they created their own story and characters for the game)
-Hit Mix - Curtis Schwartz [APM] (Tony talks about things like the level theme variety and animal buddies)
-Swingle 2 - Philip Nicholas [APM] (Josh calls Tim Stamper)
-Helix - Philip Nicholas [APM] (George talks about how the graphics for the game were made)
-Work That Body 2 - Philip Nicholas [APM] (Josh asks the game testers for tips)
-So Close to You 2 - Philip Nicholas [APM] (Josh introduces Isaac)
-? ("The Round Table" screen)
-Luo Drummers - David Bradnum [APM] (Closing montage)


A Journey Through Yoshi's Island


-Organized Chaos A - Mac Prindy [APM] (Opening)
-Throb A - Wesley Plass [APM] (Josh gets lost)
-Hyper Speed A - Mac Prindy [APM] (Ken talks about the graphics and effects)
-Cybernetic Overdrive A - Gerhard Daum [APM] (Yoshi's Helpful Hints)
-Organized Chaos A - Mac Prindy [APM] (Josh sees more of the gameplay and mechanics)


Star Fox 64: Check Out the New Rumble Pak


-Caped Crusader - David Farnon [CPM] (The Sony and SEGA employees kidnap the Nintendo employee)
-Ominous - Geoff Bastow, Jim Harbourg [APM] (The Nintendo employee is interrogated)
-Bond is Back (A) - Dominic Glynn [Not on UPM site] (The Sony and SEGA employees crush a Mario doll's head with a bench vise)
-Ominous - Geoff Bastow, Jim Harbourg [APM] ("Leave Mario out of this!")
-Angsty B - Steve James, Dirk Sullivan, Rick Waritz, Gregg Williams, Brent Williams [APM] (The Nintendo employee describes Star Fox 64 as footage of the game plays)
-Yeah No - Dirk Sullivan [APM] (The Nintendo employee describes the vehicles in the game and their abilities)
-Ominous - Geoff Bastow, Jim Harbourg [APM] ("We'll just have to get this Bob guy to tell us himself!")
-For One Moment - Gregor Narholz; Sounds of Science 1 - Josef Mundigl [APM] (The Sony and SEGA employees knock out Bob with a fake pizza box)
-For One Moment - Gregor Narholz [APM] (Bob is tied up)
-Bond is Back (A) - Dominic Glynn [Not on UPM site] (The Sony and SEGA employees electrocute the Mario doll)
-For One Moment - Gregor Narholz [APM] (Bob shows the Rumble Pak)
-Hey You [#6] - Steve Vaus [UPM] (The four test out the Rumble Pak)
-For One Moment - Gregor Narholz [APM] ("Let's get ready to rumble.")
-Wanna Be Da One [#2] - Bud Guin, Steve Fawcett [UPM] (The four play Star Fox 64 multiplayer)
-Chrome [#14] - David Hicks, Ian Clarke, Simon Painter [UPM] (Closing previews)
-Caped Crusader - David Farnon [CPM] (The Nintendo employee and Bob leave the Sony and SEGA employees)
-? (Nintendo 64 logo)


Diddy Kong Racing: A Wild Racing Adventure


-Information Highway - Zack Laurence [Not on UPM site] (News opening)
-Bold Transitions - Al Capps [CPM] (Trent discusses Diddy going missing)
-Mabumbumbo - David Bradnum [APM] (Dent says that Diddy is in the "Adventure Mode")
-Born to Win - G Podio [UPM] (Brush With the Monkey)
-Trinidad A - Lars-Luis Linek [APM] (Trent returns in a pool)
-Romantic Legend - Eric Swan [APM] (Sheila says what happened to Diddy)
-Mabumbumbo - David Bradnum [APM] (Candi talks about the race tracks)
-Trinidad A - Lars-Luis Linek [APM] ("Good question, Candi.")
-Mabumbumbo - David Bradnum [APM] (Dent describes the power-ups in the game)
-Bossa Cubana - Gerhard Narholz [APM] (Trent reporting from a lounge)
-Victim C - Peter Fallowell [APM] (Cornelius showcases the Rumble Pak)
-Bossa Cubana - Gerhard Narholz [APM] (Trent explains how the power-ups, controls, and other mechanics of the game work)
-Stars and Games - Alf Saro [APM] (Trent and the others play Diddy Kong Racing multiplayer)
-? ("This has been Hot Topic!")
-Techno Barrier - Richard Cottle, John Gallen [APM] (Closing previews)


N64 Sports


-Chronic Rush - Daniel Holter [UPM] (Opening "played any good games lately?" screen)
-Metal Boost A - Mac Prindy; Steelcracker A - Wesley Plass [APM] (Opening montage)
-?; Chronic Rush - Daniel Holter [UPM] ("Okay, listen up sports fans...")
-White Knuckle Ride - Graeme Pleeth [UPM] ("...'cuz this is a preview of the season's most epic sports experience!")
-Metal Boost A - Mac Prindy [APM] ("Rip some big air in the half pipe!")
-White Knuckle Ride - Graeme Pleeth [UPM]; Metal Boost A - Mac Prindy [APM] (Multiplayer montage)
-Chronic Rush - Daniel Holter [UPM (Near the end of the opening montage)
-Steelcracker A - Wesley Plass [APM] ("Get N or Get Out" screen)
-?; Chronic Rush - Daniel Holter [UPM] (Nintendo 64 controller segment)
-? (Sting at the beginning of the 1080 Snowboarding segment)
-?; Chronic Rush - Daniel Holter [UPM] ("And if you think that's all, here's the update!")
-? (Sting at the beginning of the first closing montage)
-White Knuckle Ride - Graeme Pleeth [UPM] (First closing montage)
-Chronic Rush - Daniel Holter [UPM]; Metal Boost A - Mac Prindy [APM] (Second closing montage)
-? ("...it damn near hurts.")


Banjo-Kazooie: The New Adventure Begins


-[Original music] (Plays throughout most of the tape)
-Boom (A) - Jan Cyrka, Toby Bricheno [APM] (Closing previews)


Hot Newz 64


-Orchestral Clash (A) - Gary Kettel [APM]; Till You Drop - Gavin Griffiths [UPM] (Opening "Hot Newz 64" screen)
-Till You Drop - Gavin Griffiths [UPM] (Steve introduces himself)
-Driver - Paul Shaw, Dave Rogers [UPM] (Plays during every Steve segment)
-Solid - Julien Bromley [UPM] (Plays during every "Ask Dan" segment)
-Open - Tom Hedden [APM] (Jet Force Gemini trailer/Footage of the bosses in the game)
-Between the Eyes - Kevin Klingler [UPM] (Footage of Lupus coming out of one of the bosses)
-Open - Tom Hedden [APM] (Rest of the footage of the game)
-Frenzy - Paul Shaw, Dave Rogers [UPM] (Closing previews)
-Till You Drop - Gavin Griffiths [UPM] (Steve tells the viewers to go to the store)


The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask


-Ethereal - George Hamilton [UPM] (Plays throughout the entire Majora's Mask segment)


Hey You, Pikachu!


-Cyber Race 2 - Ross Hardy, Brian White [DWM] (Opening)
-Against the Clock 2 - Ross Hardy, Brian White [DWM] ("The more you talk to Pikachu, the better friends you get to be.")
-Wild Side 2 - Ross Hardy, Brian White [DWM] (The mom gets mad)
-Surf Hound - Julien Bromley [UPM] (Ending)

Misc. Tapes


-A Jolly Jaunt (A) - Dick Walter [APM] (Man gets his dirty NES checked at the electronics counter)
-The Light Side (A) - Dick Walter [APM] (Rude customer returns their unbroken Game Boy)
-A Day by the Sea (A) - Dick Walter [APM] (Overly nice customer returns their NES)
-Lab Work - Douglas Wood [APM] (Narrator states that only a small percentage of Nintendo systems returned by customers were actually defective)
-Mr Lucky - Karl Jenkins [DWM] (Plays throughout the rest of the tape)



-High Tension - Marc Ferrari, Paul Taylor [UPM] (Majora's Mask, Crystalis, and Kirby 64)
-A Little Bit of You [#20] - Joyce Baker, Wayne Wallace [UPM] (Wario Land 3 to Donkey Kong 64)
-Lava Mambo - William Bergman, Roger Burn [Megatrax] (Pokemon Pikachu 2 ad)
-Let's Do It [#21] - Deborah Dunlap [UPM] (Section advertising Pokemon games)
-Fatman - George Hamilton [UPM] (Excitebike 64, Perfect Dark, and Mickey's Speedway USA)
-? (Nintendo logo)



-No Escape - Paul Shaw, Dave Rogers [UPM] (Opening montage)
-Fever Pitch [#4, #2] - William Bergman, Jeff Edwards [Megatrax] (Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 trailer)
-Rigor Mortis - Contagion [PCB Productions] (Bloody Roar: Primal Fury trailer)
-Danger's My Middle Name - Thomas Coster Jr., Brad Falrman [Megatrax] (Spider-Man 2 trailer)
-? (Ending showcase of the console and its peripherals)



-Alarming - Joseph Saba, Stewart Winter [Upright Music] (Opening)
-Dude, Let's Go - Joseph Saba, Stewart Winter [Upright Music] (Shots of the console)
-Island Bar - Joseph Saba, Stewart Winter [Upright Music] (The narrator describes the console)
-? (N-Zone logo interludes)